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Campus

BYU students unsure of TikToker's motive for on-campus interviews

By Tenley Hale
January 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Some BYU students are unsure about the intentions of TikToker and BYU graduate Daniel Spencer, who frequently interviews students on campus and posts compilation videos of their answers. However, Spencer said his intentions are to bring attention to what he sees as potential problems at BYU.
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Campus

Dating at BYU, coping with loneliness

By Lindsey Reese
June 07, 2021 12:00 AM
It was 2017, and London Rhodes had just finished high school. After months of deliberation on where to go to school, she decided to attend BYU. In her community, it was a cause for congratulations. Her admittance also became the subject of light teasing.
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Life

Cultural norms around caffeine and the Word of Wisdom shifting

By Nathan Wanlass
June 30, 2020 12:00 AM
One of the worldwide impacts of COVID-19 has been a re-emphasis on individuals' physical health. But that's not new for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who follow the Church's health code.
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Campus

Cultural norms may hinder BYU students from voicing political ideologies

By Karina Andrew
June 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Leer en español: Normas culturales pueden impedir a los estudiantes de BYU que expresen ideologías políticas
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Tennis

BYU men’s tennis team members act as ambassadors in Asia

October 01, 2019 12:00 AM
The BYU men’s tennis team traveled to Asia this summer and visited Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing and Xi’an.
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Campus

BYU women face social pressure to serve full-time missions

By Harriet Norcross
April 30, 2019 12:00 AM
Sister missionaries walk through the halls of the Provo Missionary Training Center on their way to class. Many female students at BYU are impacted by social pressure to serve missions, frequently resulting in feelings of inferiority compared to returned missionary peers. (Dani Jardine)
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Featured

Parodies of the peculiar: A social media guide to BYU culture

By Jordan Murray
November 18, 2016 12:00 AM
Social media parody accounts are nothing new to millennials.
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Healthy Living

Sociologists say married people need friends too

By Sydney Jorgensen
May 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Ashley Morgan and her husband, Scott, were married August 8, 2015 in Oakland, California. They are one of many newlywed couples who have seen the importance of maintaining outside friendships. (Ashley Morgan)
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Metro

BYU explained by Donald, Hilz and the Bern

By Jordan Murray
February 23, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU's quirks and charms, all explained by current notorious political candidates.
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Campus Events

"Misalliance" cast compares play with BYU's culture on dating and gender

By Creelabelle Howard
November 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Soren Barker, Jasmine Fullmer, Jonathon Akio Low, Bradley Mackay, Collette McCusker, Savanah Smith and Gabe Spencer star in BYU's production of Shaw's comedy 'Misalliance'. (Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo)
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Books

Covey Center invites audience interaction in 'Princess Bride Participation'

By Savannah Hawkins
November 03, 2015 12:00 AM
The Covey Center for the Arts presents 'Princess Bride Participation.' The showing includes moments for audience members to shout out famous movie lines and dress up as their favorite characters. (Covey Center)
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Readers' Forum

Mission or marriage?

By Universe Contributor
March 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Envision yourself in the turn lane in the middle of the road. There are two lanes of traffic on either side, both headed in a definite direction. And there you are, trying to get somewhere, but you are stuck and quickly growing frustrated.
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Opinion Outpost

Divisive decisions

June 04, 2012 12:00 AM
If you’ve talked to me for more than 5 minutes, you probably know I have niece who was a micro-preemie, born at just 24 weeks. Since her birth two years ago, I have seen my sister and her husband make countless decisions about the medical care of their child, sometimes life and death decisions.
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Readers' Forum

Letter: BYU Memes

May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
In response to 'When does a meme go too far?' (5/18), I just started at BYU this spring, and my first experience with the community of BYU was BYU Memes. I’m a fan, and there’s a lot of funny stuff. However, the attitudes I saw there made me a little concerned about the people of the university I would soon be attending. During that time, even rather mild memes would spark heated and often vitriolic debates that served no purpose. Plenty of people attributed that problem to clever Internet trolls seeking to anger people, but in any case, viewers would take offense far too easily.
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Opinion

Sound Off: What's your take on BYU culture?

May 03, 2012 12:00 AM
The Bubble — BYU is definitely its own microcosm of culture from dating to desserts.
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